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Word Meaning 木食虫

きくいむし kikuimushi

木食虫 is read as きくいむし (kikuimushi) and means bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.).

Meaning

English

  1. bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.)
  2. gribble (Limnoria lignorum)

Reading

Kana

きくいむし

Romaji

kikuimushi

Writing Variants

  • 木食い虫 きくいむし kikuimushi
  • 木蠧虫 きくいむし kikuimushi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 94163 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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木の葉虫

このはむし

leaf insect (esp. species Phyllium pulchrifolium)

米食い虫

こめくいむし

rice weevil

船食虫

ふなくいむし

shipworm (esp. naval shipworm, Teredo navalis)

食虫

しょくちゅう

insectivore

松食虫

まつくいむし

insects harmful to pine trees

虫食い

むしくい

holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.

食虫性

しょくちゅうせい

insectivorous

食虫植物

しょくちゅうしょくぶつ

insectivorous plants

虫食い歯

むしくいば

decayed tooth

昆虫食

こんちゅうしょく

entomophagy